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ORDINANCE NO. 98-29
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA
RELATING TO THE APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO
THE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD BY
INCREASING THE BOARD SIZE TO TIDRTEEN
MEMBERS AND MODIFYING THE QUORUM
REQUIREMENTS; REPEALING SECTION 15-4.B OF
CHAPTER 15 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF OCOEE AND ADOPTING A NEW SECTION 15-
4.B RELATING TO MEMBERSHIP OF SAID BOARD;
PROVIDING "FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR
CODIFICATION; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Ocoee recognizes the importance to
the City of its parks, recreational facilities and programs; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to provide more opportunities for the
residents of Ocoee to participate in the decisions affecting the City's parks, recreational facilities and
programs; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to increase the size of the Parks and
Recreation Advisory Board and establish a quorum requirement in order to increase the involvement
of the City's residents in the decisions affecting the City's parks, recreational facilities and
programs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
Authoritv. The City Commission of the City of Ocoee has the
authority to adopt this Ordinance pursuant to Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Florida
and Chapter 166, Florida Statutes.
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SECTION 2.
Repeal of Section 15-4.B. Section 15-4.B of Chapter 15 of the
Code of Ordinances of the City of Ocoee, Florida, is hereby repealed in its entirety.
SECTION 3.
Adoption of New Section 15-4.B. A new Section 15-4.B of
Chapter 15 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Ocoee, Florida is hereby adopted as follows:
B. The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board shall consist of
thirteen (13) members appointed by the City Commission. Each
member shall be appointed to serve equal terms of two (2)
years; provided, however, that the terms of the appointees in
1998 and 1999 shall be staggered so that seven (7) members will
have terms expiring on October 1, 2000 and six (6) members
will have terms expiring on October 1, 2001. A quorum of the
Parks and Recreation Advisory Board shall consist of the lesser
of (i) six (6) members, or (ii) fifty percent (50%) plus one of the
appointed members excluding any vacant position on the Board.
Vacancies occurring during the term shall be filled by the City
Commission and the appointee shall serve the remainder of the
term. All members of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
shall be residents of the city and shall serve without
compensation.
SECTION 4.
Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision
and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion hereto.
SECTION 5.
Codification. It is the intention of the City Commission of the
City that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a part of the Code of
Ordinances of the City; and that sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered or relettered and the
word "ordinance" may be changed to "chapter", "section", "article", or such other appropriate word
or phrase in order to accomplish such intentions; and regardless of whether such inclusion in the
Code is accomplished, sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered or relettered and the correction
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of typographical errors which do not affect the intent may be authorized by the City Manager,
without need of public hearing, by filing a corrected or recodified copy of same with the City Clerk.
SECTION 6.
Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective
immediately upon passage and adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 171! day of !J"llt1l16~R- ,1998.
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA
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S. Scott Vandergrift, Mayor .
(SEAL)
ADVERTISED NOVEMBER 5 , 1998
READ FIRST TIME NOVEMBER 3 , 1998
READ SECOND TIME AND ADOPTED
)JD f)fr/n 6&tf.. /7 , 1998
UNDER AGENDA ITEM NO.~
FOR USE AND RELIANCE ONLY BY
THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA;
APPROVED A~ r,O FORM AND LEGALITY
this 0 day of N ~v'lMbui998.
FOLEY & LARDNER
By: (J tuJ ;; ~tJtJ
City Attorney
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